I have the following code which I print a label with the information of a product. But I have the problem that the product name is not centered. It happens to me that if the name is very long, it goes outside the limits of the label and does not appear. What I want is for the name to start from the center and expand along the label and if it exceeds the limits to continue writing on the next line.
I would appreciate any help
^XA
^CF0,30
^FO150,30^FDNombre del Producto^FS
^CF0,60
^FO200,90^FDPrecio^FS
^FX Third section with bar code.
^BY2,2,50
^FO170,180^BC^FD1234789^FS
^XZ
NOTE: This only works if you are using dots as the unit of measurements (this is the default but specified as ^MUd in the example below). If mm is used (^MUm) the center-thingy does NOT work properly (tested on labelary.com and Zebra S4m).
Use ^FB to define a Field Block. From the manual:
The ^FB command allows you to print text into a defined block type
format. This command formats an ^FD or ^SN string into a block of text
using the origin, font, and rotation specified for the text string.
The ^FB command also contains an automatic word-wrap function.
You could view this example at labelary.com or tryit out yourself:
^XA
^MUd
^LH10,10
^CF0,50
^GB500,500,10^FS
^FO0,50 ^FDNormal^FS
^FO0,150 ^FB500,,,L ^FDLeft^FS
^FO0,250 ^FB500,,,C ^FDCenter^FS
^FO0,350 ^FB500,,,R ^FDRight^FS
^XZ
Related
The effect he wants to get is:
The price is normally printed
Near the price I want to print the rest of the price in superscript
At the end I want to place currency in subscript.
The problem is that I don't want to specify the location of every part of text.
^XA
^PW480
^FS
^JMA
^MMT
^LS0
^MTD
^CI28
^FO40,11
^FWN
^CF0,16.2,20.7
^FD2144
^FS
^CI28
^FO80,10
^FWN
^CF0,8,8
^FD00
^FS
^CI28
^FO100,10
^FWN^CF0,16.2,17.25
^FDEUR
^FS
^XZ
So the question is that possible to print text after text specifying location only once? Without specifying location to every part of the text?
Use ^FT instead of ^FO, and only specify the X coordinate for the first ^FT.
By default, ^FT resumes at the point where the previous formatting operation finished, and you can provide a manual override to the X and Y components separately, so you would only provide the Y override for the subsequent ^FTs and let it calculate the X automatically:
^FT40,11^A0,16.2,20.7^FD2144^FS
^FT,6^A0,8,8^FD00^FS
^FT,11^A0,16.2,17.25^FDEUR^FS
Note that you will need to adjust the Y coordinate down, because ^FO lines up with the top of the text line (letters hanging from it) and ^FT lines up with the bottom (letters standing on it).
Also note that ^CF changes the printer-wide default font, and there is no point to use it before each command. Use ^A instead as shown. You don't need to set ^CI before each command either, it is again a global setting for encoding of the entire label text.
I would like to reduce my barcode's size but still be the same ratio like picture below.
From
Original Size
To be
Reduced Size
Here is my ZPL code.
^XA
^FO50,20
^BY2,2,20
^BCN,,N,N,N,D
^FDZWW011601512345^FS
^XZ
Please help me how do I deal with it?
Thank you.
This website is great for testing against: http://labelary.com/viewer.html.
Assuming you don't want the position to move it should just be changing
^BY2,2,20
to
^BY1,1,10
The API Reference guide can be found https://www.zebra.com/content/dam/zebra/manuals/en-us/software/zpl-zbi2-pm-en.pdf
Don't forget to take into consideration the print density, i.e. at 152 DPI you probably want something like
^FO150,20
^BY1,1,10
But at 600 DPI
^FO550,80
^BY4,1,40
EAN-13 Text Modifications
If you are using the the inbuilt EAN-13 text function i.e. ^BEN,40,Y,N you can't modify the text. It is to a standard. You can however add your own text e.g.
^XA
^FO100,20
^BEN,40,N,N
^FD011601512345^FS
^CF0,48
^FO90,80^FD011601512345^FS
^XZ
^BEN,40,N,N The first N tells the printer to not generate the number underneath.
^CF0,48 Is the select font function of the printer, its first parameter is a default printer font (can be found in the Standard Printer Fonts section of the link above). The second parameter is the font height. If needed there can be a 3rd parameter which alters the font width, though isn't needed.
^FO90,80^FD011601512345^FS Sets the field origin of the string starting at the location defined by ^FO. ^FDXXXXXXXX^FS draws the string.
I have looked at the Zebra documentation for ZPL as well as searched here on SO to no avail. My scenario is this, I wish to print a barcode on a label using a Zebra printer and ZPL print language but instead of the interpretation line (the human-readable bit below the barcode) being the human-readable version of the barcode I would like it to be a totally different value, e.g. a persons name.
This is the ZPL II guide I am using for reference: http://www.ypsylon.com/download/ZPLII_Guida.pdf
You cannot override the text that prints as part of the interpretation line (aka human readable), however you can turn the interpretation line off and add second text field:
^XA
^BY3,3,146^FT52,166^BCN,,N,N
^FD>:your_barcode_data_here^FS
^FT241,309^A0N,28,28^FH\^FDyour_text_data_here^FS
^PQ1,0,1,Y^XZ
To turn off the human readable set the 3rd parameter of the ^BC command to N.
You can play with the position of the text field to get the desired effect.
Check page page 89 of the current manual for more info.
I print a text using ZPL but they are printed incorrectly. It has gaps in the middle. They are printed correctly to the real printer via the ZebraDesigner. But they are wrong when printing via ZPL:
^FT246,70^A0R,16,16
^FB900,2,,
^FDMaisstaerke, Austernuce, Cashewnuss,Pilz, Mais, Lattich, Pack Choi,Sojasprossen^FS
It is printed as 'Maisstaerke, Austernuce, Cashewnuss,Pilz, Mais, Lattich, Pack Choi, Sojasprossen'
(there is a big gap after 'Mais,').
http://screencast.com/t/sTiaxC3cMg
http://screencast.com/t/0QkypnsPyF89
Please help.
Thanks
I'm unable to reproduce the issue, but the field block width seems rather large; you didn't specify any label dimensions in the original post. If you use the following code--a combination from the original post and your comments:
^XA
^PW560
^LL560
^LS0
^FO246,70^GB28,300,,^FS
^FT246,70^A0R,16,16 ^FB300,2,, ^FDMaisstaerke, Austernuce, Cashewnuss,Pilz, Mais, Lattich, Pack Choi,Sojasprossen^FS
^PQ1,0,1,Y
^XZ
I can reproduce what is possibly the issue--the field block automatic word wrapping--by reducing the field block width to 300 dots.
I also drew a box around the block for visualization. You can test in on the Labelary Viewer.
Finally, if you're somehow composing the data make sure there are no special (non printable, such as tab, non-UTF-8 or accented) characters in it, and if so, you will have to pre-escape them.
I am developing a Windows Mobile App that requires printing into a Zebra printer. Problem is, I do not have the printer with me here in my country since the client did not provide any.
My approach was to design a label first in ZebraDesigner2, then print out the label into a text file. Printing the label to a text file instead of a printer sends out the ZPL Code to produce the label I was trying to print. Hence, I can generate ZPL codes faster by designing a label first then seeing the ZPL code. Kinda like having a drag and drop GUI with a background XML.
Say that I have this simple label that contains this text:
Hello World!
If I print this in ZebraDesigner2 it would be written to my text file as:
CT~~CD,~CC^~CT~
^XA~TA000~JSN^LT0^MNW^MTT^PON^PMN^LH0,0^JMA^PR5,5~SD15^JUS^LRN^CI0^XZ
^XA
^MMT
^PW609
^LL0406
^LS0
^FT1,29^A0N,28,28^FH\^FDHello World!^FS
^PQ1,0,1,Y^XZ
My main question is, which one do I include in my C# Code if im going to send this code to the printer via my Windows Mobile C# app? Do I include the part with ^XA until ^XZ? I believe that CT~~CD,~CC^~CT~ should not be included in my code If im not mistaken.
Late answer, but since this is getting viewed...
The CT line and first set of XA..XZ sequence sets up the modes, label length, printable area, etc.
If you remove those, it will take those settings from the label/printer settings, which is usually what you want. The printers can sense the length and width of the label.
Leaving them in can cause big problems, because if you define the printable area in your label, and then the next label type submitted does not, it will use the settings you have defined -- which can cause blank areas in the label, eg. cutoff USPS Label barcodes that are printed after your Zebra Designer custom labels.
Found this out the hard way - leave those out, and you should leave out of the remaining XA..XZ sequence the MMT, PW609, LL0406, and LS0 as well - your Hello World will not be affected.
If you really want to limit the area printed to, set up margins inside the printable area, etc, refer to the manual.
you have to look at the programmers guide before you remove anything of the code. The CT~ command for example changes the control prefix.
Search the internet or zebra.com site for "ZPL Programming guide".
So, leave the text file as is and then include that into your windows mobile application.
PS: zebra offers SDKs for label/receipt printers: http://www.zebra.com/gb/en/products-services/software/adapt-software.html
PS2: without a test printer you may get bad final results.